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itMA 2011 [exclusive feature]
Autocoro 8 proves a high-tech
revolution in rotor spinning
the new Autocoro 8,
which was being premiered
at itMA 2011,
is the biggest innovation
in rotor spinning in the
last 30 years. it opens
the door to an increase
in production of up to 25
per cent and even better
yarns and packages.
92 | ThE TEXTILE MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2011
Mr. GERARD KuESTERS, head, Oerlikon Schlafhorst
With the new Autocoro 8, spinning
mills are more flexible than
ever before and they can also cut
spinning costs. The new Autocoro
generation thus offers multi-faceted
potential, no matter whether yarns
for mass products for special applications
are being manufactured.
The new Autocoro 8 is based on
an innovative machine concept using
single-drive technology. Every
spinning position is autonomous
and individually automated. Single-drive
technology in itself isn’t
new territory in textile machinery
manufacturing, especially not for
Oerlikon Schlafhorst. Single drives
have been used in the Autocoro and
in the BD series for nearly 10 years,
and have been an established feature
of the Autoconer winding machine
for over 20 years.
The new precision rotor reveals
the technological revolution that
Oerlikon Schlafhorst has initiated
with the Autocoro 8. Instead of a
belt drive, the rotor is driven singly
and entirely electro-magnetically.
The rotor motor in the new spinbox
SE 20 is designed for speeds of up to
200,000 rpm.
Higher productivity
On the Autocoro 8, each spinning
position forms a self-contained
production unit. The spinning and
winding processes of each spinning
position are autonomous, and
piecing, too, is fully integrated in